Author Topic: Air Con - is yours on all the time? And on even when 'off' ?  (Read 4769 times)

Offline david25

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Re: Air Con - is yours on all the time? And on even when 'off' ?
« Reply #10 on: 23 September 2019, 18:59 »
The Mk5/6 pumps run all the time, so mine is off unless cooling
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Offline Jim_mk7.5

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Re: Air Con - is yours on all the time? And on even when 'off' ?
« Reply #11 on: 24 September 2019, 08:52 »
Just checked. If I turn it off, it disappears from the Comfort Consumers screen almost immediately.

Think that only happens if you turn the whole climate system off. If I just switch AC off then it still appears as using a bit of consumption.
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Offline Vwjap

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Re: Air Con - is yours on all the time? And on even when 'off' ?
« Reply #12 on: 24 September 2019, 12:46 »
The Mk5/6 pumps run all the time, so mine is off unless cooling
like I said my 6 had a clutch on my pump (it fell off so we had to get another pump) and the mechanic fitting it told me the pumps only ran when switched on

Offline Finglonga

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Re: Air Con - is yours on all the time? And on even when 'off' ?
« Reply #13 on: 24 September 2019, 15:19 »
Just checked. If I turn it off, it disappears from the Comfort Consumers screen almost immediately.

Think that only happens if you turn the whole climate system off. If I just switch AC off then it still appears as using a bit of consumption.

Yep as above, mine is on all the time. Can't see any reason to turn it off.

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Re: Air Con - is yours on all the time? And on even when 'off' ?
« Reply #14 on: 26 September 2019, 09:35 »
Just checked. If I turn it off, it disappears from the Comfort Consumers screen almost immediately.

Think that only happens if you turn the whole climate system off. If I just switch AC off then it still appears as using a bit of consumption.

Ohhhh, I misunderstood the question. I forget that you can have blowers, but not A/C. Always wondered what the point was. In that case, mine is on all the time.

Offline martin998877

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Re: Air Con - is yours on all the time? And on even when 'off' ?
« Reply #15 on: 20 November 2019, 09:47 »
maybe the comfort consumers counts the air blower under the a/c label.

My a/c is always on, it dehumidifies rapidly in the winter weather and cools in the summer.
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